Minimum Wage Increase
The new minimum wage for STDT 2 casual-restricted student employees, which is effective 12/24/2023 (for January 1, 2024 requirement) is $16.85. Please reference the 2024 Minimum Wage Pay Ranges table below for a full breakdown of the impact of this new minimum wage. UCPC will automatically manage the wage implementation to bring all students up to the new minimum rate for their respective title codes. Students whose salaries are equivalent to the new minimum rate for their title code (or above) will not be affected by the wage implementation.
2024 Minimum Pay Rates
Requesting Above Minimum Equity
If a department would like to adjust student wages ABOVE the new minimum rates, you must submit an email to the Student Employment Office to request an Equity Increase. The Justification = “In order to maintain a stable work force and due to the 12/24/2023 new minimum wage increase….”.
If you need to submit a request for multiple students, you may use an Excel spreadsheet with pertinent information (justification; UCPath Employee ID; legal name; new pay rate requesting). Be sure to check that the student is enrolled or registered for Winter 2024. You must submit separate requests (additional Excel sheets) if you have students in a different title code.
You may use the Equity Increase Request Template to create your request.
SEO understands it may take some time for departments to determine and receive funding approvals. Therefore, SEO will extend the deadline to Friday, February 16, 2024 to submit student equity and position increase requests with an effective date of 12/24/23. Any submissions received after Feb. 16, 2024, will be approved effective at the beginning of the next biweekly pay period.
Job Posting Pay Rate Increase Request
Departments who need to update their Handshake Job posting pay rates above the new minimum rate must submit a “Position Equity Request”. If you need to submit multiple position equity requests, you may use an Excel spreadsheet and include the pertinent information (Working Title/Payroll Title; most recent Handshake Job ID and new rate requesting).
Note: you may not arbitrarily increase a rate ABOVE the new minimum pay rate for the title code without a prior Position Equity approval. If you do not submit a request and your job is already at or above the new minimum pay rate for their classification, you must continue paying at that approved rate.
You may use the Position Equity Request Template to create your request.
SEO understands it may take some time for departments to determine and receive funding approvals. Therefore, SEO will extend the deadline to Friday, February 16, 2024 to submit student equity and position increase requests with an effective date of 12/24/23. Any submissions received after Feb. 16, 2024, will be approved effective at the beginning of the next biweekly pay period.
Current STDT 2 Positions in Handshake
If you have jobs currently posted at the minimum rate for the STDT 2 title code, and the posting is set to expire sometime between January 2024 and June 2024, we are granting a ONE-time exception to allow departments to edit the posting to reflect the new minimum wage. The new minimum wage would need to be updated within the job description, as well as in the custom salary range field.